Venezuela confirms 482 A/H1N1 influenza cases

     CARACAS, March 30 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed cases of the A/H1N1 influenza¹ in Venezuela has risen to 482 this year, Health Minister Eugenia Sader said on Wednesday.

    According to the latest report, the state of Merida in southeastern Venezuela has 189 A/H1N1 influenza(流行性感冒) cases, the biggest number ever reported, which was followed by the Capital District of Caracas with 112 cases. The other 181 cases were confirmed in 17 of 24 Venezuelan states.

    The first case for this year was reported in Merida earlier this month.

    Sader said that the Venezuelan government was trying to prevent the spread of the disease. Some 3 million people have been vaccinated² against the virus.

    Three patients infected with the A/H1N1 influenza virus have died in the country this year, according to Sader.

    The A/H1N1 influenza can cause deadly pneumonia³ if it is not treated early.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 influenza   

n.流行性感冒，流感

参考例句：

• They took steps to prevent the spread of influenza.他们采取措施
• Influenza is an infectious disease.流感是一种传染病。

2 vaccinated   

[医]已接种的，种痘的，接种过疫菌的

参考例句：

• I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
• Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？

3 pneumonia   

n.肺炎

参考例句：

• Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。
• Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。